Attachment for bedsteads.



G; W. TARBET. ATTACHMENT FOR BEDSTEAD3. APPLIOATION FILED AUG. 9, 1909.

Patented July 4, 1911.

I COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPH 60., WASHINGTON, D. Cv

CLARENCE W. TARBET, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

ATTACHMENT FOR BEDSTEADS.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 4, 1911.

Application filed August 9, 1909. Serial No. 511,931.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CLARENCE WV. TARBET, citizen of the United States,residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Attachments forBedsteads, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to receptacles and has particular reference todrawers designed for containing clothing of any description or otherarticles that it may be desirable to place therein, a special feature ofthe drawers being their adaptability to be com-j bined with, or attachedto various articles of furniture, which will aflord a suitable.

support therefor, a bed frame being preferred for this purpose.

Various important results are obtained by the improvements which formthe subject matter of this application for patent, chief among which arethe following :By employing drawers having the especial featuresdisclosed hereinafter, the space beneath the frames of bedsteads ofusual form, and which in ordinary cases is not occupied, may be utilizedin a practical and satisfactory manner, so that a considerable additionwill be made to the available capacity of a room, this feature being ofespecial advantage in small apartments or flats.

Other objects of this invention are to provide a support for the drawerthat will at the same time furnish a closure therefor; to supplyattaching devices for the closure or cover by means of which the drawersmay be readily secured to bed rails or similar structures and to provideattachments that may be adjustable for beds of different widths, and byshifting the clamps or clips forming a part of the attaching devices thelatter may be conveniently adapted for en elevation of one of thedrawers shown in Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a fragmentary plan view showing oneend of the cover removed from the bed frame and with an attachingbracket secured thereto; Fig. 4; is a side elevation of a fragment of acover attached to a bed rail; Fig. 5 is a view similar to Fig. 4:showing the manner of arranging the clip when the rail is placed withthe horizontal flange on the underside; Fig. 6 is a view similar to Fig.5 but with a modified formv of attaching device, and Fig. 7 is a topplan view of the modified form of attaching device.

Referring to the details of the drawing, the numeral 10 indicates thebed rails, which are made of the usual angle-bar form, the said barbeing so arranged that the horizontal side or. flange 11 is uppermost inFigs. 1, 2 and 4, while the same flange is shown on the lower side ofthe rail in Figs. 5 and 6, the latter position requiring a slight changein the manner of assembling the attaching device, hereinafter described,or a modification in its form. Beneath the bed rails 10 and transverselythereto are arranged one or more drawers 12, which may be of any desiredlength. I prefer, however, to make these receptacles extend entirelyacross the bed-frame, and to so arrange them on their slideways thatthey may be drawn out from either end and thus be accessible from bothsides of the bed. The construction of these drawers is similar to thosein common use, except that the sides 13 are extended above the ends 14.Each side has a longitudinal groove 15 extending its entire length uponthe inner surface, the said groove being arranged so that its lower sideis flush with the top margin of the end pieces 14. Each drawer isprovided with a cover 16 having its margins rabbeted, to form flanges 17which are adapted to be received in the grooves 15, and have a slidingfit therein.

Each cover is attached underneath the bed rails by means of bracketplates 18, formed of stamped sheet metal or suitable castings. Thesebrackets have ears 19 extending at right angles therefrom and furnishedwith slots 20 for the insertion of attaching screws 21 which enter thecover 16. To the middle of each bracket 18, is secured an angular clip22 having a groove 23 which engages the margin of the rail 10, oneportion of the clip being secured to the bracket plate 18 by bolts 24.The bracket plates 18 also serve the purpose of cleats to strengthen thecover and prevent warping.

It sometimes occurs that the bed frame is so constructed, that thehorizontal portion of the rail is on the under side. Then the rail isthus arranged the clip 22 is reversed, taking the position shown in Fig.6, underneath the middle ear 19.

In Fig. 6 is shown a modified form of clip, consisting of a flat plate25 having an integral tongue 26 raised above the general plane of theplate to a sulficient extent to accommodate the edge of the rail, thearrangement of the co-acting parts being shown in Fig. 7.

The manner of assembling and attaching the device is very simple andwill be readily understood.

The bracket plates 18, with the clips 22 attached thereto, are looselysecured by the screws 21 to the upper side of the cover, one at eachend, and just far enough apart so that they will pass between the rails10. The slots 20 will permit the said brackets to be adjusted until thegrooves 23 of the clips engage the margins of the opposite rail when thescrews 21 are tightened, thus holding the cover firmly in position. Thedrawer may then be slid into place by engaging the grooves 15 by theflanges 17 The drawer thus assembled may be readily slid out or in bymeans of suitable pulls 27 attached at each end, one of the drawersbeing shown at a in Fig. l, aartially extended, and as many of thesedrawers as desired may be arranged side by side upon the same frame,three drawers being shown in Fig. 1 thus assembled.

Since the cover boards 16 are of considerable length compared to theirother dimensions and are supported only at their ends they will beliable to sag in the middle and as a result cause the marginal flanges17 to bind in their slideways; I provide reinforcing members in the formof angle bars 28 7 arranged longitudinally on the upper sur- Gopies ofthis patent may be obtained for face of said cover boards near the edgesand secured by screws 29.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, is

1. In combination with the side rails of a bedstead, a drawer, a drawercover slidably engaged by said drawer, and means for detachablyconnecting said cover with said bedstead rails, said means comprisingstifiening bars secured transversely to thecover near its ends, andbrackets secured to said bars and adapted to embrace said side rails.

2. A drawer, comprising a receptacle having grooves in the inner facesof two opposite sides, a closure for said receptacle consisting of acover having its margins adapted to slidably engage said grooves, andmeans for adjustably attaching said'cover to a suitable support, saidattaching means consisting of bracket plates having slotted integralears and grooved clips removably attached to said bracket-plates.

3. A device for the purpose specified ineluding a drawer having itssides extending above the ends and provided with longitudinal grooves onthe inner surfaces, a support for said drawer comprising a cover havingits edges adapted to slidably engage the said grooves, bracket plateshaving integral slotted ears extending at right angles therefrom, andgrooved clips adapted to be removably secured to said bracket plates.

4;. A device for the purpose stated, including a drawer having its sidesextended above the ends and provided with longitudinal grooves, asupport for said drawer comprising a cover having its edges adapted toslidably engage the said grooves, means for strengthening the said coverplate transversely, said means being also adapted to form attachmentsfor securing said cover to a suitable support, and means for reinforcingthe margins of said cover.

In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature in the presence of twowitnesses.

CLARENCE W. TARBET. Witnesses:

F. BENJAMIN, M. A. MILORDL live cents each, by addressing theCommissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C.

